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Australian (ASX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies5
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-2.3%
  • 1Y3.2%
  • YTD3.1%

In the last week, Food and Staples Retail has been flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 3.2% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 12% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Australian Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 16 Dec 2025AU$77.4bAU$150.3bAU$2.8b27x27.7x0.5x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025AU$78.0bAU$150.2bAU$2.8b27.7x27.7x0.5x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025AU$75.6bAU$150.2bAU$2.8b28x26.8x0.5x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025AU$78.8bAU$150.2bAU$2.8b26.8x27.9x0.5x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025AU$80.2bAU$150.5bAU$3.5b23.4x22.6x0.5x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025AU$79.3bAU$150.5bAU$3.5b23.4x22.4x0.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025AU$80.5bAU$149.8bAU$3.5b23.9x22.8x0.5x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025AU$79.6bAU$149.1bAU$3.5b23.8x22.6x0.5x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025AU$72.5bAU$149.1bAU$3.5b22x20.6x0.5x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025AU$76.6bAU$147.0bAU$2.1b23.2x37.1x0.5x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025AU$74.6bAU$147.0bAU$2.1b22.6x36.1x0.5x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024AU$75.5bAU$147.0bAU$2.1b22.3x36.5x0.5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024AU$72.3bAU$146.9bAU$2.1b19.2x34.3x0.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024AU$79.0bAU$146.9bAU$2.1b20.1x37.5x0.5x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024AU$82.0bAU$146.9bAU$2.1b19.1x39x0.6x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024AU$80.4bAU$142.8bAU$1.9b19x42.7x0.6x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024AU$78.9bAU$142.8bAU$1.9b18.3x41.9x0.6x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024AU$75.3bAU$142.8bAU$1.9b18x39.6x0.5x
Wed, 01 May 2024AU$76.4bAU$143.9bAU$2.1b17.1x37.2x0.5x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024AU$79.1bAU$143.9bAU$2.1b17.3x38.5x0.5x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024AU$76.0bAU$142.4bAU$2.1b16x36.4x0.5x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024AU$80.0bAU$140.9bAU$3.7b18.4x21.6x0.6x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023AU$80.6bAU$140.9bAU$3.7b17.5x21.8x0.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023AU$77.7bAU$141.2bAU$3.8b16.7x20.6x0.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023AU$81.2bAU$141.2bAU$3.8b17.9x21.5x0.6x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023AU$82.5bAU$141.2bAU$3.8b18.1x21.9x0.6x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023AU$86.6bAU$138.8bAU$4.0b19.7x21.9x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023AU$87.5bAU$138.8bAU$4.0b20.1x22.1x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023AU$86.2bAU$138.8bAU$3.9b20.3x21.9x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023AU$88.2bAU$138.1bAU$4.0b20.9x22.1x0.6x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023AU$87.4bAU$138.1bAU$4.0b21.6x21.9x0.6x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023AU$87.1bAU$138.1bAU$4.0b21.7x21.9x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023AU$82.7bAU$135.8bAU$3.7b21.9x22.4x0.6x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022AU$81.9bAU$135.8bAU$3.7b21.6x22.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

22.1x


Total Market Cap: AU$81.9bTotal Earnings: AU$3.7bTotal Revenue: AU$135.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Australian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 28.1x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Australian Consumer Retailing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 28.1x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.56x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have declined 9.0% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.4% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Australian Consumer Staples industry?

AU Market0.56%
Consumer Staples-0.06%
Food and Staples Retail0.16%
Food Retail0.31%
Drug Retail0%0
Big Box Super Stores0%0
Food Distributors-1.81%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Food Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 31.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 11.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 4.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Food Distributors industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 13.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Food Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 4.3% per year.
  • In contrast, the Food Distributors industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
WOW Woolworths GroupAU$29.430.5%
+AU$183.2m		-3.9%PE37.3x
EDV Endeavour GroupAU$3.751.6%
+AU$107.7m		-11.8%PE15.8x
GNC GrainCorpAU$8.381.1%
+AU$19.5m		15.0%PE45.5x
TR8 Tarrina ResourcesAU$0.02618.2%
+AU$1.7m		n/aPE-46x

Latest News

EDV
AU$3.75
Endeavour Group
7D
1.6%
1Y
-11.8%

EDV: Higher Required Returns Will Pressure Margins And Share Outlook

Analysts have trimmed their price target for Endeavour Group to approximately $3.30 from about $3.60, citing slightly softer expectations for revenue growth, profit margins, and future earnings multiples under a modestly higher discount rate. Valuation Changes Consensus Analyst Price Target: reduced modestly from A$3.60 to A$3.30, reflecting a lower assessed fair value for Endeavour Group shares.
TR8
AU$0.026
Tarrina Resources
7D
18.2%
1Y
n/a
MTS
AU$3.24
Metcash
7D
-5.0%
1Y
0.9%
GNC
AU$8.38
GrainCorp
7D
1.1%
1Y
15.0%
COL
AU$21.57
Coles Group
7D
-0.9%
1Y
15.2%

Coles Group Limited's (ASX:COL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 54% Above Its Share Price

Nov 30
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WOW
AU$29.43
Woolworths Group
7D
0.5%
1Y
-3.9%